Fifty-five players will be in the field, with the top three finishers earning spots in the Senior Am, which will be contested Aug. 25-30 at Eugene Country Club in Oregon.

Of those 55, almost one-fifth have competed in the U.S. Senior Am just in the last five years.

The list includes Wyoming resident John Hornbeck, the 2018 CGA Senior Match Play champion who has played in three U.S. Senior Amateurs, going to the quarterfinals in 2016. Also, there’s three-time CGA Senior Player of the Year Robert Polk (round of 64 in 2017), Guy Mertz (2017), Robin Bradbury (round of 64 in 2016), Gary Albrecht (2016), Jim Reynolds (2016), Colorado Golf Hall of Famer Kent Moore (2015), Thomas Roos (2015), and David Delich and Harry Johnson (both 2013 and ’14).

Also competing on Tuesday are Steve Ivan, winner of the 2017 CGA Senior Amateur and runner-up in the 2018 CGA Senior Match Play; Charlie Post, who played in the 2017 U.S. Senior Open; 2015 CGA Senior Amateur winner Bill Fowler; 2014 CGA Senior Match Play champ Tom Musselman and Sean Forey.

For Tuesday’s tee times, CLICK HERE.
 

Olive (pictured), who’s earned a record seven CGA Senior Player of the Year awards himself, won the Super-Senior Match Play in 2015.

On a day that saw five of the eight round-of-16 matches go to the 18th hole, defending champion and top seed Kent Moore of Cherry Hills Country Club scored a 2-up victory over Gary Kephart of Patty Jewett Golf Course. And two-time Senior Player of the Year Harry Johnson of Eagle Ranch Golf Course, the fourth seed, slipped by Rick George of Castle Pines Golf Club, 1 up.

Also among those advancing to the quarterfinals were third-seeded Sean Forey of The Club at Rolling Hills (2 and 1) and fifth-seeded Jim Reynolds of Bear Creek Golf Club, the 2017 runner-up in this event (2 up).

Wednesday will feature both the quarterfinals and the semifinals, while the finals are set for Thursday morning.

The Super-Senior Match Play is limited to competitors at least 62 years old.

For results from the Super-Senior Match Play, CLICK HERE.

Moore (pictured), a Colorado Golf Hall of Famer and the No. 1 seed this week, scored a 7-and-5 victory over Carl Peters of Twin Peaks Golf Course in the round of 32 in this event for competitors 62 and older.

Second-seeded Robert Polk of Colorado Golf Club, a three-time CGA Senior Player of the Year, was even more dominant on Monday, posting an 8-and-6 win over Richard Pober of the Club at Pradera.

Other top seeds who won on Monday were No. 3 Sean Forey of the Club at Rolling Hills (5 and 4), No. 4 Harry Johnson of Eagle Ranch Golf Course (6 and 5) and 2017 runner-up Jim Reynolds of Bear Creek Golf Club, the fifth seed (2 and 1).

The only top-10 seeds to lose on Monday were No. 6 Steve Bell of CommonGround Golf Course (falling 1 up to Patrick Mooney of Colorado Golf Club) and No. 10 Frank Wilkinson of Lincoln Park Golf Course (5 and 3 to Dave Brown of Highlands Ranch Golf Club).

Colorado Golf Hall of Famer John Olive, the 2015 champion, defeated Mark Barkley of Clubcorp Colorado, 4 and 3, and will face Polk in Tuesday’s round of 16.

Play at the Super-Senior Match Play will continue through Thursday, with Wednesday featuring quarterfinal and semifinal matches.

For results from the Super-Senior Match Play, CLICK HERE.

With play beginning on Monday, Moore will defend his title in the event for players 62 and older after defeating Jim Reynolds 1 up in last year’s title match at Coal Creek Golf Course in Louisville. Moore will be the No. 1 seed as the defending champ. Reynolds also is scheduled to be in the field.

Olive, meanwhile, won the Super-Senior Match Play title in 2015 and is seeded 18th this time.

Also set to compete at Black Bear are three-time CGA Senior Player of the Year Robert Polk, who recently paired with Bill Fowler to win the CGA Senior Four-Ball; and Harry Johnson, winner of both the CGA Senior Match Play and Senior Stroke Play in 2013.

Play at the Super-Senior Match Play will continue through Thursday, with Wednesday featuring quarterfinal and semifinal matches.

For Monday’s round-of-32 pairings, CLICK HERE.
 

If there’s an individual CGA championship for which Kent Moore has been eligible and competed, he’s won it at one time or another.

And that’s no exaggeration.

On Thursday, the Colorado Golf Hall of Famer added yet another different CGA championship to his variety-filled golf resume.

In defeating Jim Reynolds of Bear Creek Golf Club 1 up to claim the CGA Super-Senior Match Play title at Coal Creek Golf Course in Louisville, Moore became a winner of his eighth different CGA individual championship. Over the last 44 years, he’s won the 1973 Junior Match Play, the 1986 Amateur, the 1989 Match Play, the 1995 Mid-Amateur, the 2006 Senior Match Play, the 2014 Senior Stroke Play, the 2016 Super-Senior Stroke Play and the 2017 Super-Senior Match Play.

Strangely, though, Moore hasn’t won any of those events more than once. He just seems to spread out his success.

“I figure I’ve won every (CGA) championship that I’m eligible for now,” said Moore, who notes the CGA Junior Amateur didn’t exist when he was a teenager. “It’s just fun to compete.”

Overall, including team championships like the Parent/Child, and the now-defunct Two-Man Team and CGA/CWGA Mixed Team, Moore has won roughly 16 CGA championships. Oh, and by the way, he also serves as a vice-president on the CGA’s volunteer Board of Governors.

On Thursday, the 61-year-old from Cherry Hills Country Club (pictured above and at left) finished strong to edge Reynolds in the 18-hole final at Coal Creek. Moore won the first two holes with pars, but from the fourth through the 18th holes, neither player was more than 1 up.

Reynolds — a 63-year-old whose caddie, Gus Lundquist, is a former 5A state high school champion and a two-time U.S. Amateur qualifier who recently turned pro — won the 13th and 14th holes to take his only lead on Thursday.

“I actually thought I was going to lose,” Moore said. “He was hitting the ball so solid and he kept getting better.”

But trailing for the first time seemed to spark Moore, who hadn’t made a birdie in the first 14 holes. Hitting an approach onto the top ledge of a three-tier green on No. 15, Moore left his ball a mere 6 inches from the cup and made birdie to even the match.

“That birdie was just huge,” he said. “Sometimes you go from playing defense to ‘I need to win.’ And you’re only going to win by making a really good swing, committing to it and getting it there. I had the perfect distance. I was 80 yards, uphill, into the wind, which is a perfect 58 (degree wedge) for me.”

After Moore received a fortunate bounce on his tee shot to avoid trouble on No. 16, Reynolds (left) had an opportunity to regain the lead, but missed a 10-foot birdie putt.

“If I had made the putt on 16, who knows what would have happened then?” Reynolds said. “I just misread the putt. Gus read it right and I didn’t see it going left so that was kind of unfortunate.”

Then the decisive shots came on the par-3 17th, where Moore hit a 9-iron from 148 yards to 6 feet and drained the putt to regain a 1-up advantage.

“It was one of those when I needed to hit it good and I did. It was perfect,” he said.

Needing a birdie on the 18th hole, Reynolds cut a tee shot on the dogleg right onto the right hazard line and he couldn’t pull off the near-miracle he needed. When Moore putted from the front collar of the green to gimme range, the final hole was halved with pars and Moore had the victory.

“(Moore) played to win, and he really came through in the end,” Reynolds said after his best performance in a CGA championship. “What I feel is, I made him earn it. He’s been in these kind of positions many times before, and that’s really the first time I’ve ever been in the hunt (for a state title). So I feel proud I took him to the last hole. I played my heart out.

“I feel like I won, to tell you the truth. He’s such a good, strong, competitive player.”

Said Moore: “It was a good match, a really good match.”

The win gives Moore (left) victories in each of his first two individual CGA Super-Senior Championships as he prevailed in the Super-Senior Stroke Play last August. The tournament at Coal Creek marked his first Super-Senior Match Play. At 61, Moore is part of an ongoing rookie class in CGA Super-Senior events as, starting in 2017, the association is raising the minimum age for super-senior tournaments by one year each year. So next year, for instance, the minimum age will be 62. From 2021 and beyond, competitors must be at least 65.

“I just happen to hit that just right,” the Centennial resident said. “I turned 60 exactly the right time.”
 

CGA Super-Senior Match Play
At Coal Creek GC in Louisville
QUARTERFINALS
Mark Runyan, Clubcorp Colorado, def. Jeff English, CommonGround GC, 3 and 2
Jim Reynolds, Bear Creek GC, def. Dan Grigsby, Todd Creek GC, 1 up
Steve Scheffel, Ptarmigan CC, def. Don Alley, Antler Creek GC, 4 and 3
Kent Moore, Cherry Hills CC, def. Bruce Hayes, Walnut Creek Golf Preserve, 2 up

SEMIFINALS
Jim Reynolds, Bear Creek GC, def. Mark Runyan, Clubcorp Colorado, 4 and 3
Kent Moore, Cherry Hills CC, def. Steve Scheffel, Ptarmigan CC, 2 and 1

FINAL
Kent Moore, Cherry Hills CC, def. Jim Reynolds, Bear Creek GC, 1 up

For complete results, CLICK HERE.
 

Moore, a two-time CGA Senior Player of the Year and the winner of the CGA Super-Senior Stroke Play in 2016, defeated Bruce Hayes of Walnut Creek Golf Preserve 2 up in the quarterfinals, and 2016 runner-up Steve Scheffel of Ptarmigan Country Club 2 and 1 in the semis. That semifinal was all-square through nine before Moore (pictured) went 1 under par for the final eight holes.

Moore’s CGA championships include the Junior Match Play, Amateur, Match Play, Mid-Amateur, Senior Amateur, Senior Match Play and the Super-Senior Stroke Play.

Reynolds, the No. 4 seed in the 32-man bracket, beat Dan Grigsby of Todd Creek Golf Club 1 up in the quarterfinals, and Mark Runyan of Clubcorp Colorado 4 and 3 in the semis. Earlier, Runyan ended defending champion Jeff English’s seven-match win streak in this event, prevailing 3 and 2.

Thursday’s 18-hole final match is scheduled to begin at 7:30 a.m.

This year’s Super-Senior Match Play is limited to competitors 61 and older.

For complete results, CLICK HERE.
 

Wayne Wright of Aledo, Texas, seeded 12th in the match-play bracket, defeated 53rd-seeded Bradbury 5 and 4.

Bradbury (pictured) never led on Monday, falling 6 down after eight holes before winning two of the next three. Bradbury finished 5 over par for the 14 holes of the match, while Wright was 2 under.

The U.S. Senior Amateur is limited to players 55 and older.

Here are the stroke-play scores and positions of all the players with strong Colorado ties who competed in St. Louis:

48. Robin Bradbury of Superior 74-76–150 (Lost in R64)

Failed to Advance to Match Play
96. Gary Albrecht of Denver 78-77–155
150. Jim Reynolds of Denver 79-85–164

For all the results from the U.S. Senior Amateur, CLICK HERE.
 

The top 64 players, out of the original field of 156, advance to match play, which begins on Monday.

Bradbury (pictured) posted three birdies, six bogeys and one double bogey in Sunday’s round of 5-over-par 76. The 60-year-old checked in with a 36-hole total of 8-over-par 150, which left him 12 strokes behind medalist Tim Jackson of Germantown, Tenn.

The other two Coloradans competing in the U.S. Senior Amateur fell short of advancing to match play as Gary Albrecht of Denver placed 96th at 155 and Jim Reynolds of Denver was 150th at 164.

The U.S. Senior Amateur is limited to players 55 and older.

Here are the scores and positions of all the players with strong Colorado ties who are competing in St. Louis:

48. Robin Bradbury of Superior 74-76–150

Failed to Advance to Match Play
96. Gary Albrecht of Denver 78-77–155
150. Jim Reynolds of Denver 79-85–164

For all the scores from the U.S. Senior Amateur, CLICK HERE.
 

The 60-year-old, competing in a USGA national championship for the first time, shot a 3-over-par 74 and shares 32nd place out of 156 players after Saturday’s opening round of the U.S. Senior Amateur at Old Warson Country Club in St. Louis.

Bradbury (pictured) made three birdies and six bogeys on Saturday.

The players who finish in the top 64 in stroke play, which ends after round 2, will advance to the match play portion of the championship.

As for the other Coloradans competing at Old Warson, Gary Albrecht of Denver — also competing in his first USGA championship — opened with a 78 (93rd place) while Jim Reynolds of Denver, who made it into the field after being an alternate, carded a 79 (112th place).

The U.S. Senior Amateur is limited to players 55 and older.

Here are the scores and positions of all the players with strong Colorado ties who are competing in St. Louis:

32. 93. Robin Bradbury of Superior 74
93. Gary Albrecht of Denver 78
112. Jim Reynolds of Denver 79

For all the scores from the U.S. Senior Amateur, CLICK HERE.

David Delich said he doesn’t drink much alcohol — and very rarely partakes while playing golf. But he was compelled to make an exception on Saturday during the CGA Senior Four-Ball Championship at Legacy Ridge Golf Course in Westminster.

When partner — and fellow Colorado Springs resident — Bruce Hogg birdied five times in a 10-hole stretch at the beginning of Saturday’s second round, Delich was taken aback.

“He had me so pumped up yesterday I had to have a beer at the 9 just to settle down because my adrenaline was pumping so hard,” said Delich, a former Colorado College hockey standout and the 2012 CGA Senior Player of the Year. “I needed something to quiet the adrenaline. I said, ‘Hoggie, I can’t even keep the ball on the green when I’m putting I’m so excited for you. Then I had the beer and I birdied three of the next four holes. I settled down. I needed some alcohol.”

Said Hogg: “That’s kind of a funny thing because I’ve never seen him act like that. He was jumping out of his skin. I said, ‘Calm down.'”

The 9-under-par 62 the twosome shot on Saturday was the tournament’s best score by three strokes. They followed it up on Sunday with a 66 to win the Senior Four-Ball title by three.

Delich, from the Broadmoor Golf Club, picked up his fifth CGA championship and first team title, while Hogg, from Patty Jewett Golf Course, won a CGA crown for the first time. They rallied from one down on Sunday to earn the win. (Delich, in blue shirt, is pictured with Hogg above.)

“This is my first team win anywhere,” Delich said. “I bet I’ve been runner-up a dozen times in four-ball. I kept telling Bruce it’s hard to win these things if both players don’t really contribute. And he did such a great job the last three days covering me when I was down, making a birdie at a critical time when we needed a lift. We both ham-and-egged really well. He played outstanding and that’s what it took. You can’t win these things as an individual. You have to have two guys really doing a job.”

After Bill Fowler of the Club at Rolling Hills birdied Nos. 10 and 11 to pull even on Sunday, Hogg chipped in from 60 feet for birdie on No. 13 to take the lead on Fowler and partner Jim Reynolds of Bear Creek Golf Club. Then Hogg holed a 6-foot birdie at No. 17 to provide some cushion.

He and Delich were bogey-free in playing their final 45 holes in 15 under par. The 57-year-old partners went 71-62-66 for a 14-under 199 total and a three-shot victory margin over Fowler and Reynolds, who had led after each of the first two days.

So what got Delich and Hogg going after playing the first nine holes of the tournament in 1 over par?

“I said to Bruce (early in Saturday’s round), ‘We can play this golf course with blinders on.’ We just need to trust ourselves,” Delich said.

Whatever the catalyst was, Hogg was very happy with the results.

“This is very special to me,” Hogg said of his first CGA title. “I’ve played in a lot of CGA events since turning 50; I’ve tried not to miss any of them. I’m very appreciative of Dave and the way he plays golf. I’m just glad I was part of it and contributed in a big way on a few holes.

“It’s a big deal for me to win a CGA championship. I look at the CGA as a one of the best organizations in the country when it comes to golf, and it’s very nice to put my name on a trophy.”

Three teams tied for third place at 203, including defending champions Kelly Crone and Larry Netherton of Highlands Ranch Golf Club. Those two closed with a 67 for a three-stroke win in the super-senior division for players 60 and older. Earning second place, following a final-round 66, was Kary Kaltenbacher of Glenmoor Country Club and Rod Walters of Heritage at Westmoor. (Netherton and Crone are pictured at left.)

For the CGA Four-Ball Championship story, CLICK HERE.

For CGA Senior Four-Ball score details, CLICK HERE.

CGA Senior Four-Ball Championship
At Par-71 Legacy Ridge GC in Westminster

David Delich,Broadmoor GC/Bruce Hogg,Patty Jewett GC–71-62-66–199
Bill Fowler,Club at Rolling Hills/Jim Reynolds,Bear Creek GC–66-66-70–202
Guy Mertz,Fox Hill CC/Tony Workman,Fox Hill CC–71-65-67–203
Larry Netherton,Highlands Ranch GC/Kelly Crone,Highlands Ranch GC–70-66-67–203
Tad Willenbrock,Glenmoor CC/Eric Hoos,Highlands Ranch GC–69-65-69–203
Owen Ellis,Flatirons GC/Robin Bradbury,Legacy Ridge GC–66-72-66–204
Mike Lohse,West Woods GC/Len Mize,West Woods GC–69-67-68–204
Robert Burke,Twin Peaks GC/John Sostmann,Raccoon Creek Men’s Club–70-69-65–204
Grant Porter,CommonGround GC/Jim LeMar,The Meadows GC–70-67-69–206
Rod Walters,Indian Tree GC/Kary Kaltenbacher,Glenmoor CC–70-70-66–206
Randal Gaddis,Lone Tree GC/Jerry Beren,Lone Tree GC–67-70-70–207
Scott Radcliffe,Club at Rolling Hills/Sean Forey,Club at Rolling Hills–68-69-70–207
Lance Balthaser,Broken Tee Englewood/Rob McLelland,Blackstone CC–70-70-67–207
Carter Mathies,GC at Redlands Mesa/Frank Wilkinson,Lincoln Park GC–72-70-67–209
Pat Bowe,CommonGround GC/Dave Brown,RMGCSA GL–74-67-68–209
Tom Ritchie,Meridian GC/David Merritt,Meridian GC–66-71-72–209
Richard Kelly,Fox Hollow GC/Bob Beiersdorf,Ridge at Castle Pines North–69-68-72–209
Robert Sherrill,Columbine CC/Gary Keogh,Columbine CC–69-72-69–210
Brent Timm,Pinery CC/John Boyles,Pinery CC–68-72-70–210
Dennis Lucero,Lincoln Park GC/Phil Herrera,Lincoln Park GC–71-71-69–211
Jim Collins,CC at Castle Pines/Joe Morrill,Eagle Ranch GC–72-68-71–211
Rick George,Castle Pines GC/Chuck Delich,Eisenhower GC–71-71-70–212
John Applegate,Meadow Hills GC/Keith Masters,Meadow Hills GC–69-72-71–212
Mark Hirsch,Lone Tree GC/Michael Davis,Meadow Hills GC–70-72-70–212
Brian Harris,Denver CC/Reed Myer,Denver CC–70-72-70–212
Gary Albrecht,CommonGround GC/Bob Chandler,CommonGround GC–73-68-71–212
Thomas Roos,Spring Valley GC/Dennis Fields,CommonGround GC–73-69-70–212
Doug Moore,Lone Tree GC/Raymond Kelley,Lone Tree GC–71-71-71–213
Mark Franz,Saddle Rock GC/Charlie Post,Colorado GC–69-73-71–213
Thomas McGeary,Highlands Ranch GC/Mark Brown,Highlands Ranch GC–72-72-69–213
Ken Sady,Eagle Ranch GC/Harry Johnson,Eagle Ranch GC–74-70-70–214
Jerry Kidney,Overland Park MC/Daniel Dymerski,Columbine CC–69-71-74–214
Larry Wood,Perry Park CC/Ken Tai,Perry Park CC–72-71-72–215
Bradley Becker,Plum Creek G & CC/Steve Kass,Meadow Hills GC–71-71-73–215
Craig Gardiner,Denver CC/Steve Bell,Denver CC–69-71-75–215
Al Sellers,Pine Creek GC/Ken Schweitzer,Eisenhower GC–73-72-70–215
Jeffrey English,Avid Golfer Passport/Bill Bolgar,The Ridge at Castle Pines North–74-74-68–216
Bob Kubiak,South Suburban GC/Tom Coates,South Suburban GC–72-70-74–216
Tim Kromer,Inverness GC/Tony Tormey,Inverness GC–70-72-74–216
Art Cudworth,Raccoon Creek MC/Scott Crone,Pinehurst CC–73-70-73–216
John Ingram,Colorado GC/Daniel Scherman,Colorado GC–73-72-71–216
Steve Bailey,Legacy Ridge GC/David Dines,Highlands Ranch GC–72-72-74–218
Daryl Fengler,Murphy Creek GC/Jeff Sweet,Murphy Creek GC–74-72-73–219
Chuck Fisher,Riverdale GC/Glenn Hyde,Riverdale GC–70-73-76–219
Bob Sims,Canongate Colorado/Bruce Hayes,Heritage at Westmoor–76-71-72–219
Bob Cloud,Bear Creek GC/Lawrence Covell,CC at Castle Pines–71-78-70–219
Ed O’Gallagher,Silver Spruce GC/Tony Goodman,Silver Spruce GC–72-77-71–220
Jake Jacobson,Lakewood CC/Wyck Brown,Lakewood CC–74-71-75–220
Louie Lee,The CC at Castle Pines/Mike Giarratano,The CC at Castle Pines–78-72-71–221
Dave Bell,Hiwan GC/Jack Egender,Hiwan GC–71-75-75–221
Frank Carson,Meridian GC/Scott Anderson,Harmony GC–74-76-72–222
Andy Callahan,Lakewood CC/Tom Lawrence,Lakewood CC–76-73-74–223
Tom Warren,Fossil Trace GC/Bartley Corfee,Fossil Trace GC–74-75-74–223
Mark Barkley,Canongate Colorado/Mark Runyan,Canongate Colorado–76-74-74–224
John Wilkinson,CommonGround GC/Robert Mandeau,CommonGround GC–77-71-76–224
William Kinn,Colorado Springs CC/Paul Yoon,Colorado Springs CC–75-76-74–225
Bill Peterson,Highlands Ranch GC/Doug Lair,Highlands Ranch GC–75-76-77–228
Bob Harris,Lake Arbor GC/Don Berthiaume,Bear Creek GC–77-76-76–229